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I am trying to lock down a contiguous group of cells so that the user cannot
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--Select the whole sheet, right clickFormat cellsProtection (last tab), and
uncheck locked.
--Now select your range of cells to be locked Right clickFormat cells
Protectioncheck the locked box
--Now protect your worksheet. Users will be able to edit and change
information
everywhere other than the last selected range

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I am trying to lock down a contiguous group of cells so that the user cannot
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